Profitability
This table compares Perma-Pipe International and Omega Flex’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Perma-Pipe International | 7.31% | 17.84% | 7.81% |
| Omega Flex | 17.40% | 21.09% | 16.89% |
Volatility & Risk
Perma-Pipe International has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omega Flex has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Perma-Pipe International and Omega Flex”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Perma-Pipe International | $158.38 million | 1.04 | $8.98 million | $1.54 | 13.44 |
| Omega Flex | $99.80 million | 3.27 | $18.01 million | $1.72 | 18.79 |
Omega Flex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Perma-Pipe International. Perma-Pipe International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Omega Flex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
28.4% of Perma-Pipe International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of Omega Flex shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Perma-Pipe International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.2% of Omega Flex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Omega Flex beats Perma-Pipe International on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Perma-Pipe International
Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engineers, designs, manufactures, and sells specialty piping and leak detection systems. It offers insulated and jacketed district heating and cooling piping systems for energy distribution from central energy plants to various locations; and primary and secondary containment piping systems for transporting chemicals, hazardous fluids, and petroleum products, as well as engages in the coating and insulation of oil and gas gathering and transmission pipelines. The company also offers liquid and powder based anti-corrosion coatings for external and internal surfaces of steel pipe, including shapes like bends, reducers, tees, and other spools/fittings that is used in pipelines for the transportation of oil and gas products and potable water. It has operations in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, India, and internationally. The company was formerly known as MFRI, Inc. and changed its name to Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. in March 2017. Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Spring, Texas.
About Omega Flex
Omega Flex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells flexible metal hoses and accessories in North America and internationally. It offers flexible gas piping for use in residential and commercial buildings; fittings; containment pining; and corrugated medical tubing for use in hospitals, ambulatory care centers, dental, physician and veterinary clinics, laboratories, and other facilities. The company sells its products under the TracPipe, CounterStrike, AutoSnap, AutoFlare, DoubleTrac, DEF-Trac, and MediTrac brand names. It serves various markets, including construction, manufacturing, transportation, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and other industries. The company sells its products through independent sales representatives, distributors, fabricating distributors, wholesalers, original equipment manufacturers, and direct sales, as well as through its website. The company was formerly known as Tofle America, Inc. and changed its name to Omega Flex, Inc. in 1996. Omega Flex, Inc. was incorporated in 1975 and is based in Exton, Pennsylvania.
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